RIS for Linux - Ris Windows Installation
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Follow the instructions from the WinPE RIS guide (remember to patch the atftpd server), then you can setup a multi ris to install Windows XP, 2003, and 2000.
You can skip some of these sections if you don't need to use them.
Setting up a Windows XP Source:
- Copy i386 directory from the installation media to a subdir called winxp in the ris working directory - Extract the pxe loader: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/STARTROM.N1_ - Modify the name of the loader from NTLDR to XPLDR: sed -i -e 's/NTLDR/XPLDR/gi' startrom.n12 - Move the modified pxe loader to tftpd root, and call it winxp.0 - Extract the setuploader, using cabextract: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/SETUPLDR.EX_ - Modify the name of the response file from winnt.sif to winxp.sif sed -i -e 's/winnt\.sif/winxp\.sif/gi' setupldr.exe - Modify the name of ntdetect from ntdetect.com to ntdetect.wxp sed -i -e 's/ntdetect\.com/ntdetect\.wxp/gi' setupldr.exe - Move the modified setuploader to tftpd root, and call it XPLDR - Copy <Source dir>/i386/NTDETECT.COM to tftpd root and call it ntdetect.wxp
Create a response file called winxp.sif as follows:
[data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" ; Needed for second stage OriSrc = "\\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SHARE_NAME\winxp\i386" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/fastdetect" ; Needed for first stage SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SERVER_SHARE\winxp" [UserData] ComputerName = * ; if needed ;ProductID=
Setting up a Windows 2003 Source:
- Copy i386 directory from the installation media to a subdir called win2k3 in the ris working directory - Extract the pxe loader: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/STARTROM.N1_ - Modify the name of the loader from NTLDR to W2K3L: sed -i -e 's/NTLDR/W2K3L/gi' startrom.n12 - Move the modified pxe loader to tftpd root, and call it w2k3.0 - Extract the setuploader, using cabextract: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/SETUPLDR.EX_ - Modify the name of the response file from winnt.sif to wi2k3.sif sed -i -e 's/winnt\.sif/wi2k3\.sif/gi' setupldr.exe - Modify the name of ntdetect from ntdetect.com to ntdetect.2k3 sed -i -e 's/ntdetect\.com/ntdetect\.2k3/gi' setupldr.exe - Move the modified setuploader to tftpd root, and call it W2K3L - Copy <Source dir>/i386/NTDETECT.COM to tftpd root and call it ntdetect.2k3
Create a response file called wi2k3.sif as follows:
[data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" ; Needed for second stage OriSrc = "\\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SHARE_NAME\win2k3\i386" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/fastdetect" ; Needed for first stage SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SERVER_SHARE\win2k3" [UserData] ComputerName = * ; if needed ;ProductID=
Setting up a Windows 2000 Source:
- Copy i386 directory from the installation media to a subdir called win2k in the ris working directory - Extract the pxe loader: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/STARTROM.N1_ - Modify the name of the loader from ntldr to W2KLD: sed -i -e 's/NTLDR/W2KLD/gi' startrom.n12 - Move the modified pxe loader to tftpd root, and call it w2k.0 - Extract the setuploader, using cabextract: cabextract <Source dir>/i386/SETUPLDR.EX_ - Move setuploader to tftpd root, and call it W2KLD - Since there is a bug in the win2k setuploader the response file should be called pxelinux.0winnt.sif, also you need to copy NTDETECT.COM from i386 to the tftpd root and call it pxelinux.0ntdetect.com The "pxelinux.0" prefix is taken from dhcp boot filename, so if you use a different name, you should modify it.
Then create a response file called pxelinux.0winnt.sif as follows:
[data] floppyless = "1" msdosinitiated = "1" ; Needed for second stage OriSrc = "\\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SHARE_NAME\win2k\i386" OriTyp = "4" LocalSourceOnCD = 1 DisableAdminAccountOnDomainJoin = 1 [SetupData] OsLoadOptions = "/fastdetect" ; Needed for first stage SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\YOUR_SERVER_NAME\YOUR_SERVER_SHARE\win2k" [UserData] ComputerName = * ; if needed ;ProductID=
So your tftp root should have following structure:
/tftpboot/ winxp.0 <- Windows XP pxe loader w2k3.0 <- Windows 2003 pxe loader w2k.0 <- Windows 2000 pxe loader XPLDR <- Windows XP Setup Loader W2K3L <- Windows 2003 Setup Loader W2KLD <- Windows 2000 Setup Loader ntdetect.wxp <- Windows XP ntdetect.com ntdetect.2k3 <- Windows 2003 ntdetect.com pxelinux.0ntdetect.com <- Windows 2000 ntdetect.com winxp.sif <- Windows XP Response File wi2k3.sif <- Windows 2003 Response File pxelinux.0winnt.sif <- Windows 2000 Response File winxp/ <- Link or path to Windows XP installation files win2k3/ <- Link or path to Windows 2003 installation files win2k/ <- Link or path to Windows 2000 installation files
The RIS samba root should have winxp, win2k3 and win2k directories, also remember to modify YOUR_SERVER_NAME and YOUR_SERVER_SHARE in the response files
You can configure pxelinux as follow:
label winxp
kernel winxp.0
label win2k3
kernel w2k3.0
label win2k
kernel w2k.0
You can create a directory to store inf files for network drivers, then use infparser.py to create the driver cache file, then start binlsrv.py.
Each .sys file of network drivers should be placed in the respective i386 installation directory, also note some nic drivers for xp also work on w2k.